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NGC696

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:49:31.2
Declination: -34:54:18
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 696.  See NGC 729.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 696

17.5" (11/1/97): faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 40"x30", weak concentration.  A mag 12 star follows by 3.3'.  Forms a pair with fainter NGC 698 5.1' NE.